Police Probe Trash Can Blast In Barnegat, New Jersey

The scene of an explosion in Barnegat, New Jersey (Credit: Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)

BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Police are investigating an early-morning explosion in a trash can in New Jersey.

Barnegat Township police received multiple reports about an explosion around 1:30 a.m. Thursday.

When officers arrived at the scene, they saw a cloud of smoke coming from the rubber container on the curb between 81 Village Drive and 82 Windward Drive, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Al Della Fave said.